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Maginot Line
A line was constructed around the border of France and Germany to protect from invasion -
Joseph Stalin rose to power
On this day Joseph Stalin came to power over the USSR -
Japan invades China
The Japanese invade China, bringing them into WWII -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler the Chancellor of Germany -
Mussolini rises to power
Benito Mussolini rose to power after the Enabling Act -
Spanish Civil War
The spanish civil war begins -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact Signed
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was signed on this day -
Hitler Invades Poland
Nazi Germany invades Poland, the act that started WWII -
Tripartite Pact Signed
the Axis powers are formed as Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin. -
Pearl Harbor Attacked
The Japanese bombed the Americans at Pearl Harbor, bringing the US into WWII